Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MK1504GAL Toshiba
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TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA MK1504GAL (HDD1285) 1.8-INCH HARD DISK DRIVE USER MANU AL Rev 02 11/2006.
CONTENTS Introductio n .............................................................................. 1 Setup ........................................................................................ 2 Using t he HDD ...................................
1 INTR ODUCTION – MK1504GAL (HDD1285) General Features • 1.8" sized drive • 1 Platter • 15 Gigabytes* • 5mm High • 15ms Average Seek Time • ATA (2 - 5) Interface • Ultra DMA 100 .
2 SETUP – MK1504GAL (HDD1285) Caution : Your Hard Disk Drive is a precision device a nd ev en a small drop onto any surface can cause damage. Electronstatic discharge can a lso damage the dr ive. You should ground yours elf prior to handling the drive.
3 USING THE HARD DISK DRI VE – MK1504GAL (HDD1285) Backing up Data Files To avoid data loss, regularly back u p the data files on the hard disk drive.
4 SPECIFICA TIONS – MK1504GAL (HDD1285) General Model MK1504GAL (HDD1285) Interface ATA-2/3/4/5 Functionality Formatted Capacity 15.0GB* Rotational Speed 4200rpm Avg. Rotational Latency 7.14/ms Spin-up Time 3.5sec (typical) Buffer 512KB Seek Time Average Maximum 15 26 Internal Transfer Rate 125.
5 Physical Height 0.2" (5.0mm) Width 2.13" (54.0mm) Depth 3.09" (78.5mm) Weight 1.8oz (51g) typ Regulatory The drive satisfies the following standards: Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1950 Canadian Standard Associ ation (CSA) C22.
6 DRIVE CONNECT ORS – MK1504GAL (HDD1285) Figure 1. MK1003GAL HDD - INTERF A CE CONNECT OR Interface Connector Drive Side Connector MCD-D50 Series by DDK Connec tors Recommended Ho st Side Connector.
7 Interface Signals DRIVE INTERFACE SIGNALS PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 RESET 2 GROUND 3 DD 7 4 DD 8 5 DD 6 6 DD 9 7 DD 5 8 DD 10 9 DD 4 10 DD 11 11 DD 3 12 DD 12 13 DD 2 14 DD 13 15 DD 1 16 DD 14 17 DD 0.
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